Event: First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific Scaling Up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises 23 November 2016 Author / Speaker Armin Bauer Zuraina Zaharin Risa Gama Siregar Paolo Limcaoco Alka Upadhyay Maricen Jalandoni Today’s green businesses, many of which are start-up companies, face the challenge of scaling their business model. This session discusses the experiences and challenges of small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies offering green solutions to environmental and social problems. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Topics Environment Private Sector